I agree wholeheartedly! I'm a new player, and studying those two, and really just putting on their music and chilling have been great. SBWII has great style too. But yeah can't say one is better, but great in their own ways. Great videos with demonstrations as usual Dennis, thank you sir!
Huckleberry Quick Ive heard both Rick Estrin and Kim Wilson do very good jobs of that on the bandstand, not the majority of the time, but on specific songs.
Sadly I never got to see Little Walter who left us in 1968 and it was that year in August th!t I got his "Hate To See You Go" Vinyl Album that changed my two years of playing starting in 1966 at 19 years old Country Style Blues to Urban Chicago Style Blues Harmonica at 21 years old. Up until 1972 I lived and breath Little Walter then playing my first Blues Festival with Johnny Shines who turn me on to Big Walter Horton his friend. In 1974 Big Walter came to Atlanta my Hometown with Willie Dixon's Chicago Blues Allstars for 4 days. Well I told my job I was taking off those days and didn't care if they fired me because after missing Little Walter it was know way I was going to miss Big Walter Horton!!! Those 4 days I looked out for him, whatever he needed or wherever wanted to go! Big Walter Horton was my Mentor from 1974-77. Dennis your Knowledge is dead on about both of these Influential Blues Harmonica Masters! Keep On Rockin' and Shakin' 'Em On Down Worldwide My Bluesharpbrother!!!🎼❤⚕😎🎶
Dr Dixon BhD Love all of this! I wish I had met or seen either of these players, but I did my best learning from them and continue to do so. All the best to you Blues Brother, Dr Dixon!
Jimmy Redbone Childs To my ears, there is no way that is Big Walter...based on the tone, techniques used, and overall style of the harp playing on that tune. He did do some great recording though with Jimmy Rogers.
Dennis please help me... I'm your follower you know it... I got my first amp "fender mustang 1"... What's your settings on amp-I mean (bass, treble, gain, master volume)?
G Harp Monday - Hi .... for amplifies harmonica there is not one setting that works for everything. It strongly depends on the microphone, the amplifier circuit, and how the player uses the microphone. Always best to start with maybe bass halfway up, treble on 2 or 3 and try from there. Low gain because these microphones are high gain already, assuming you have a good High Impedance billet microphone...but I don’t know.
I agree wholeheartedly! I'm a new player, and studying those two, and really just putting on their music and chilling have been great. SBWII has great style too. But yeah can't say one is better, but great in their own ways. Great videos with demonstrations as usual Dennis, thank you sir!
Jawan Bailey Two is the biggest harp masters ever! Can’t go wrong listening and learning from them. Thank you for digging it!
Huckleberry Quick Sonny Boy II was great as well! All three players are very different 👍
Huckleberry Quick Ive heard both Rick Estrin and Kim Wilson do very good jobs of that on the bandstand, not the majority of the time, but on specific songs.
Sadly I never got to see Little Walter who left us in 1968 and it was that year in August th!t I got his "Hate To See You Go" Vinyl Album that changed my two years of playing starting in 1966 at 19 years old Country Style Blues to Urban Chicago Style Blues Harmonica at 21 years old. Up until 1972 I lived and breath Little Walter then playing my first Blues Festival with Johnny Shines who turn me on to Big Walter Horton his friend. In 1974 Big Walter came to Atlanta my Hometown with Willie Dixon's Chicago Blues Allstars for 4 days. Well I told my job I was taking off those days and didn't care if they fired me because after missing Little Walter it was know way I was going to miss Big Walter Horton!!! Those 4 days I looked out for him, whatever he needed or wherever wanted to go! Big Walter Horton was my Mentor from 1974-77. Dennis your Knowledge is dead on about both of these Influential Blues Harmonica Masters! Keep On Rockin' and Shakin' 'Em On Down Worldwide My Bluesharpbrother!!!🎼❤⚕😎🎶
Dr Dixon BhD Love all of this! I wish I had met or seen either of these players, but I did my best learning from them and continue to do so. All the best to you Blues Brother, Dr Dixon!
I agree with all you said. I saw Big Walter in Chicago 1980 in a small bar named Blues on the north side. Never forget the tone.
John Warren thanks John! His tone was amazing and he really knew how to change and vary it so many ways as well.
Great insights and demos :)
Thanks bro - hope all is well on your end!
I always found big Walter's groove walk to be so powerful. monster
vortex187vortex187 yes that’s a killer. His sessions with Johnny Shines and Robert Nighthawk are also incredible
There is a controversy that Big Walter played solo on Jimmy Rogers "Sloppy Drunk" even tho Little Walter was credited.
Jimmy Redbone Childs To my ears, there is no way that is Big Walter...based on the tone, techniques used, and overall style of the harp playing on that tune. He did do some great recording though with Jimmy Rogers.
@Huckleberry Quick My room mate in college was good friends with Big Walter. Walter said he played that solo. Walter Horton said a lot things.
Dennis please help me... I'm your follower you know it... I got my first amp "fender mustang 1"... What's your settings on amp-I mean (bass, treble, gain, master volume)?
G Harp Monday - Hi .... for amplifies harmonica there is not one setting that works for everything. It strongly depends on the microphone, the amplifier circuit, and how the player uses the microphone. Always best to start with maybe bass halfway up, treble on 2 or 3 and try from there. Low gain because these microphones are high gain already, assuming you have a good High Impedance billet microphone...but I don’t know.
Thanks mr. Dennis... I have shure sm57 with bulletizer...
Facts 4 sure Both will be featured in my Fine art piece for Black History month Amador arts
Nedra Russ That’s awesome!!